Patents by Inventor Thomas Grossen

Thomas Grossen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8139335
    Abstract: A protective circuit for electrical connection to solar cells of a solar cell module is provided with a protective circuit that has a controlled electronic circuit arrangement. In this way, only minimal heating of the protective circuit for electrical connection of solar cells of a solar cell module occurs in operation. The controlled electronic circuit arrangement can have a trigger circuit and a switching arrangement which can be triggered by the trigger circuit, the switching arrangement being connected parallel to at least one solar cell, and in the case of shading of the solar cells, is at least temporarily activated by the trigger circuit so that a current bypass for the shaded solar cell is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignees: Guenther Spelsberg GmbH & Co. KG, INSTA Elektro GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Quardt, Volker Grosch, Thomas Grossen, Harald Mundinger
  • Publication number: 20110068633
    Abstract: A protective circuit for electrical connection to solar cells of a solar cell module is provided with a protective circuit that has a controlled electronic circuit arrangement. In this way, only minimal heating of the protective circuit for electrical connection of solar cells of a solar cell module occurs in operation. The controlled electronic circuit arrangement can have a trigger circuit and a switching arrangement which can be triggered by the trigger circuit, the switching arrangement being connected parallel to at least one solar cell, and in the case of shading of the solar cells, is at least temporarily activated by the trigger circuit so that a current bypass for the shaded solar cell is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicants: GUENTHER SPELSBERG GMBH & CO. KG, INSTA ELEKTRO GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk QUARDT, Volker GROSCH, Thomas GROSSEN, Harald MUNDINGER
  • Patent number: 7864497
    Abstract: A protective circuit for electrical connection to solar cells of a solar cell module is provided with a protective circuit that has a controlled electronic circuit arrangement. In this way, only minimal heating of the protective circuit for electrical connection of solar cells of a solar cell module occurs in operation. The controlled electronic circuit arrangement can have a trigger circuit and a switching arrangement which can be triggered by the trigger circuit, the switching arrangement being connected parallel to at least one solar cell, and in the case of shading of the solar cells, is at least temporarily activated by the trigger circuit so that a current bypass for the shaded solar cell is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignees: Guenther Spelsberg GmbH & Co. KG, Insta Elektro GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Quardt, Volker Grosch, Thomas Grossen, Harald Mundinger
  • Publication number: 20090195081
    Abstract: A protective circuit for electrical connection to solar cells of a solar cell module is provided with a protective circuit that has a controlled electronic circuit arrangement. In this way, only minimal heating of the protective circuit for electrical connection of solar cells of a solar cell module occurs in operation. The controlled electronic circuit arrangement can have a trigger circuit and a switching arrangement which can be triggered by the trigger circuit, the switching arrangement being connected parallel to at least one solar cell, and in the case of shading of the solar cells, is at least temporarily activated by the trigger circuit so that a current bypass for the shaded solar cell is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicants: GUENTHER SPELSBERG GMBH & CO. KG, INSTA ELEKTRO GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Quardt, Volker Grosch, Thomas Grossen, Harald Mundinger